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Teaching Juniors - A Little Help for Parents
Learning guitar is an exciting journey, and as your child has takes their first steps, I want you to know something: You don’t need to be...

Vin Leone
Mar 243 min read
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Which Age Group Learns Guitar the Fastest? The Truth Might Surprise You
During one of my guitar lessons, an adult student asked me a thought-provoking question: "Which age group of students learns the...

Vin Leone
Mar 164 min read
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The Path to True Musicality: Why Guitar Students Need More Than Just Technical Skill
As a guitar teacher and music performance educator, I’ve noticed a striking difference between students who take the graded path and...

Vin Leone
Feb 273 min read
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Memorization Will Come—If You Stop Trying to Memorize
Memorization in Music: A Natural Outcome, Not a Goal Many guitar students believe that memorizing a piece is the fastest way to master...

Vin Leone
Feb 262 min read
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My Students & Me
One of the best things about being a full-time guitar and music teacher is witnessing my students' improvements week after week. In fact,...

Vin Leone
Jan 203 min read
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From Struggling to Thriving: My Accelerated Approaches to Guitar Mastery
The Art of Effective Guitar Practise: Insights from a Lifelong Student and Teacher One of my long-term guitar students once described me...

Vin Leone
Jan 94 min read
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How to Overcome Performance & Technical Difficulties
Something I hear all the time from my guitar students is the familiar lament of making too many mistakes during a performance or guitar...

Vin Leone
Aug 30, 20243 min read
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How to Choose the Perfect Acoustic Guitar for Your Playing Style and Budget
If you are a primary school student and want a guitar, then you'll need something 1/2 or 3/4 size that is easy to play. If you are...

Vin Leone
Apr 27, 20243 min read
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Giving up guitar too soon?
So, maybe you've been playing guitar for some time now, but you don't seem to be able to maintain the same rate of improvement that you...

Vin Leone
Mar 7, 20242 min read
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Wanna jam?
Jamming on Guitar Bob Marley famously wrote a song about it, and guitarists and musicians all over the world love to do it. But, what is...
Sophie Gill
Mar 2, 20243 min read
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So - you wanna be a Rockstar? Here's Vin's guide for beginners!
What kind of guitar do I need? Why do I need lessons? Do I need an amp? How long before I get good? Why are Bar chords so hard? Why can't...

Vin Leone
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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Never too old!
Mature guitar students often have a more difficult time learning the guitar than children because they over-think or are impatient with...

Vin Leone
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Does playing guitar actually make your life better?
I suspect you are smart enough that you could keep practicing guitar on your own. You could bounce from one thing to the next, wondering...
Connie Fen
Jan 11, 20242 min read
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How long does it take for beginners to pass Grade 1 guitar?
For context, let me first say something about the guitar grades in general so the answer makes more sense. Understanding The Graded...

Vin Leone
Jan 4, 20243 min read
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Do you really need to learn to read music?
I think all children should learn to read music. Their brains are like sponges and the lifelong benefits of learning to read both...

Vin Leone
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Why can’t we all just learn from YouTube tutorials?
Struggling to get better at playing guitar? Get Good Fast with Vin Leone's accelerated learning method

Vin Leone
Dec 1, 20232 min read
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Scales are boring! Learn them this way and have a lot more fun.
Guitarists love to practise their pentatonic scales. After all, they are the best scales to use for classic blues rock solos. But...

Vin Leone
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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My easiest and still my favourite teaching job.
One of my very first guitar students was my daughter Denny when she was 5 years old. Back then I was studying Jazz and contemporary...

Vin Leone
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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